Ryōnin, (born 1072—died 1132) Japanese Buddhist leader who founded the Yūzū Nembutsu (“All-Permeating Amida Buddha”) sect of True Pure LandBuddhism. He initiated the renewal of Buddhist thought in the Kamakura period (1192–1333), when other new schools of Buddhism, such as Zen and Nichiren, also arose.

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devotional cult of the Buddha Amitabha —“Buddha of Infinite Light,” known in China as Emituofo and in Japan as Amida. It is one of the most popular forms of Mahayana Buddhism in eastern Asia today. Pure Land schools believe that rebirth in Amitabha’s Western Paradise,...

religion and philosophy that developed from the teachings of the Buddha (Sanskrit: “Awakened One”), a teacher who lived in northern India between the mid-6th and mid-4th centuries bce (before the Common Era). Spreading from India to Central and Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan,...

in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was named for the city where Minamoto Yoritomo set up the headquarters of his military government, commonly known as the Kamakura shogunate. After his decisive victory over the rival...